UP INVITED TO ATTEND NATIONAL DISSEMINATION WORKSHOP OF THE five HEALTH PROFESSION COUNCILS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UP Deans Andrea Ryan (Nursing and Midwifery) and Callum Durward (Dentistry), Deputy Dean Soeun Sopharith (Dentistry) along with several UP lecturers from various Faculties attended this important meeting at the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center where the new regulations concerning Continuing Professional Development in Cambodia were shared. The Minister of Health HE Prof Mam Bunheng and HE Prof Thir Kruy (Chair of the Coordinating Committee of Health Profession Councils) spoke, along with representatives from GTZ, WHO and Presidents of the various Councils.
The new guidelines on CPD were released to the participants, and it is clear that private institutions such as UP can play an important role in providing ongoing education for the Cambodian health workforce. UP is already committed to this mission, and offered a range of courses for health providers in 2019.